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The cathedral seen from Piazza del Domo. Vicenza Cathedral (Italian: Cattedrale di Santa Maria Annunziata, Duomo di Vicenza) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Vicenza, Veneto, northern Italy. It is the seat of the Bishop of Vicenza, and is dedicated to the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary.
Monte Berico The cathedral of Santa Maria Annunciata in Vicenza's historic center, seen from Monte Berico.. The city of Vicenza is extremely rich in churches, monasteries, convents and other buildings intended for worship or religious activities, built during the seventeen centuries of Christian presence in the city.
The city of Vicenza and its territory have a rich history of religious tradition and culture. Over the centuries multiple expressions of popular faith have been translated into events and works of art, just as significant has been the presence of ecclesiastical institutions that, alongside civil ones, have influenced social life.
The piece was commissioned by Giovanni De Surdis, the former bishop of Vicenza. A will from 1383, belonging to the Bishop, indicates that 50 gold ducats were allocated for the creation of a Madonna statue to be placed on the altar of Santa Maria in the Vicenza Cathedral. [2] The statue is held at the Museo Diocesano in Vicenza . [3]
Vicenza had an estimated population of 115,927 [4] and a metropolitan area of 270,000 in 2008. Vicenza is the third-largest Italian industrial centre as measured by the value of its exports, and is one of the country's wealthiest cities, [3] [5] in large part due to its textile and steel industries, which employ tens of thousands of people ...
At first the site was called "Vicenza, City of Palladio" and only buildings in the immediate area of Vicenza were included. Various types of buildings were represented in the original site, which included the Basilica Palladiana , Teatro Olimpico and palazzi in the city itself, along with a few villas in the vicinity. [ 2 ]
1537: Monument to Girolamo Schio, Bishop of Vaison in the Cathedral of Vicenza (with Girolamo Pittoni, attributed) 1558 (built 1558–1559; 1564–1566): Dome of the Cathedral, Vicenza (destroyed in a bombing during World War II, then rebuilt) 1559: Façade for the Basilica of San Pietro di Castello, Venice (completed after Palladio's death)
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